The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is pleased to announce that we are now open for submissions to our Postcard Poems broadside series. Writers based in New York state are … Continue reading Postcard Poems: A Broadside Series for NY Writers
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Recap: Youth Essay Contest Winners + Celebration
Pictured above: Emma Anand, winner of the "My Dreams for My Community" essay contest in the Youth category (Ages 13- 18), reading at a celebration at ACW, August 2023. In … Continue reading Recap: Youth Essay Contest Winners + Celebration
Battle in the Skies (Part 5) by Arden Calhoun
This is the fourth chapter of a 9-chapter novella by teenager Arden Calhoun. We’ll publish more installments of this story in weeks to come. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 … Continue reading Battle in the Skies (Part 5) by Arden Calhoun
Was it a Fight? Yes and No by Duane L Herrmann
I had two younger brothers. The older of the two never seemed to like the idea that he wasn't the oldest in the family. I hated being the oldest. I … Continue reading Was it a Fight? Yes and No by Duane L Herrmann
Battle in the Skies (Part 4) by Arden Calhoun
This is the fourth chapter of a 9-chapter novella by teenager Arden Calhoun. We’ll publish more installments of this story in weeks to come. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 … Continue reading Battle in the Skies (Part 4) by Arden Calhoun
Sustenance by Leslie Sittner
I choose the lake front property for its 206 feet of beach.All that rocky frontage right on the water.Protected from sun by old growth trees, naturalized vegetation.Dropping off quickly and … Continue reading Sustenance by Leslie Sittner
On the Hudson by Jeanne McHugh
In the spring of 1996 my husband and I bought a boat for all the wrong reasons. My father had left my mother and was staying with my sisters on … Continue reading On the Hudson by Jeanne McHugh
From Campers to Authors: our first summer camp for kids!
This August, with the help of our second Rainbow Lake Writer in Residence, Francesca Padilla, we hosted ACW's first kids writing camp. Twelve campers in grades 5 - 8 joined us for 5 days in August to get inspired, pursue a story idea, create a physical book, and make copies to distribute however they please.
A Drop in Time By Geri de Seve
August 22, 2023 My 84th Birthday "Watch out for the Drop", I hear my older cousin Pat say. "What's a Drop" I ask just as I am pulled into one. We … Continue reading A Drop in Time By Geri de Seve